Latin America and the Caribbean Rhythms of Culture Part III
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 2 Where the Countries Are Mexico Central America Belize, Guatemala Honduras, El Salvador Nicaragua, Costa Rica Panama South America Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana Brazil, Paraguay Uruguay, Argentina Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 3 Bodies of Water Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Gulf of California Sea of Cortes
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5 Rivers Amazon Amazon Basin Rio Parana Rio Uruguay Rio de la Plata Orinoco River Amazon River is 6280km long All these rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 6 Falls Angel Falls highest free-leaping waterfall at 979 m Venezuela Iguaçu Falls 82m – 275 cataracts Argentina & Brazil
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 7 Lakes Lake Nicaragua Lake Maracaibo Lake Titicaca Lake District Nicaragua Venezuela Peru/Bolivia Argentina Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 8 Islands South-western continent breaks into islands Separated by Strait of Magellan Falkland Islands 483km east of Argentina Easter Island 3600km west of continental Chile Galapagos Islands 965 km west of Ecuador
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 9 Panama Canal French inaugurated the construction work on Jan 10 th, Between 1904 and 1913, a total of 56,307 people worked on the canal SS Ancon inaugurated the Panama Canal on its first transit on Aug. 15 th, 1914 The cost was approx. $375 million The canal is 80km long
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 10 Mountains Andes Ski resorts >7000km long Average height – 4,000m Sierra Madres Parallel Mexico’s east & west coasts 1500km
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 11 Climate Hot & humid Frequent summer afternoon cloudbursts Amazon Basin Hot, humid, rainy year-round Atacama Desert Driest desert in the world Mexico Generally hot Ocean Temperatures SA east coast – warm SA west coast – cold
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 12 Seasons Countries south of equator Seasons reversed to Canada Summer December – March Winter June - September
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 13 Tourism Patterns Mexico Attracts more visitors than any other Latin American country South America Brazil Most visited destination Peru 2 nd most visited destination Argentina 3 rd most visited destination
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 14 Latin American Distances Latin America several times greater area than Canada All major cities have good air connections, airports, national air carriers Tour Travel is highly recommended Car rentals are not recommended Rail service inconsistent
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 15 Cruises Cruises have popular ports in Caribbean Mexico Central America Panama Canal South America Amazon cruises Eastern coast cruises Circle continent cruises
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 16 Travel Tips Spanish is most common language Brazil Belize & Guyana Suriname French Guiana Photos & politics do not mix Economic inflation is major problem for many countries Portuguese English Dutch French
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 17 Travel Tips (cont.) Understand currency before you travel Some countries encourage bartering Some do not Check Travel Advisory Crime is a problem in some countries Precautions Common Sense
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 18 Travel Tips (cont.) Maintain eye contact when speaking to someone Try to learn some common phrases in the language of the country you are visiting Time is elastic in Latin American TThings get done in their own time.. Personal space